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S 1020 · 119th Congress · SenateEnacted

A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

In plain language: Developers of hydroelectric power projects approved before March 2020 can receive up to six additional years to begin construction. Federal energy regulators can grant these extensions in two-year increments if a company shows good cause for the delay, giving builders up to 14 total years to break ground. Regulators can also revive licenses that expired after 2023, preventing delayed water-power projects from losing their federal authorization.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

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People affected—The text does not identify the specific number of eligible hydropower licensees or individuals affected.
Fiscal magnitude—The operative text contains no appropriations, fees, or direct fiscal authorizations.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Pollution & development−20Energy sources+22

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Hydropower project licenseesLicensees of hydropower projects licensed before March 13, 2020, can request up to six additional years to begin construction and can have licenses that expired between December 31, 2023, and enactment reinstated retroactively (Sec. 1(b)-(d)).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the deadline for starting construction on hydropower projects licensed before March 13, 2020, by up to an additional six years in two-year increments.

    Sec. 1(b)provisional

  2. Allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reinstate licenses for eligible hydropower projects whose construction deadlines expired between December 31, 2023, and the bill's enactment date, applying the time extension retroactively.

    Sec. 1(d)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. May 11, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-90.
  2. May 11, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-90.
  3. May 11, 2026Signed by President.
  4. May 11, 2026Signed by President.
  5. Apr 30, 2026Presented to President.
  6. Apr 30, 2026Presented to President.
  7. Apr 21, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. Apr 21, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 14 (Roll no. 129). (text: CR H3024)
  9. Apr 21, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 14 (Roll no. 129). (text: CR H3024)
  10. Jul 29, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4797-4798; text: CR S4797-4798)
  11. Jul 29, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4797-4798; text: CR S4797-4798)
  12. Mar 13, 2025Introduced in Senate

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